Container



J. M. HO'THERSALL.

CONTAINER.

APPLlcAnoN FILED Nov. 1.1920.

Patented NOV. 14, 1922.

HMHMP of New ful Improvement in Containers, lof which Patented Nov. 1.4, 1922.

JOHN M. HOTHERSALL, 0F BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO 'AMERICAN ATENT OFFICE.

COMPANY, 0F NEW YORK, N. Y., A COBPBATION OF NEW JERSEY.

CONTAINER'.

Application led November 1, 1920. Serial No. 421,201.

To all whom z't may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN M. Ho'rHERsALL, a citizen of the United States, residing in Brooklyn in the county of Kings and State Y2ork,.have invented a new and usethe following is a specification.

`My invention relates in general to lcontainers, land has more particular reference to friction closures, and means for easily removing the same.

A principal object of the invention is the provlsion of a closure which provides practically hermetic sealing and which maybe removed with exceptional facility.

A further important object of the invention is the provision of such a closure, which is but slightly fractured in opening and which may serve as a temporary cover while the contents of thecontainer are being used.

A still further object yof the invention is the provision of a closure sbserving these objects and being of simple and inexpensive construction.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent as it is betterl understood from the following description when considered in connection with the accompanying drawing illustrating a preferred embodiment thereof. i

Referring to the drawings:

Figure 1 is an elevation of a container equipped with my invention;

Fig. 2 is a partially sectionalized view of a nozzle and closure; and

' 3,'s asecutional view taken substan Flg tially on the line 3 3 in Fig. 2. v

hile I have here shown `my invention employed upon a container nozzle, it will be readilyv understood that it may as Well be I used as a closure for thefcontainer itself.

Upon the drawings it will be noted that' the invention comprises a slip cover 11 having a depending flange 12 adapted lto frictionally engage an outwardly extending.

rolledflange or collar 13 upon' anozzle 14.

4An' aperture 15 is disposed inl said' fiange beneath its area ofcontact with the collar v13, and the material between 4said aperture and the downward bend 16 of the closure is slitted as indicated by the reference numeral 17. The section 18 between the aperture and the edge of the flange is narrow and adapted to be easily broken by -inserting-an instrument in the aperture and exerting leverage y upon the collar 13. When this section is the contents of the container are belng con-A sumed. As previously intimated, it may be used for any type of opening which is closed by a frictionally engaged cover.

It is thought that the invention and many of its attendant advantages will be understood from the foregoing description, and it will be apparent that various changes may be made in the form, construction and arrangement of the .parts without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention or sacrificing all of its materiai advantages, the

:form hereinbefore described being merely a preferred embodiment thereof. I claim: l 1. A friction closure for containers, hav- ,inga depending liange, an aperture therein disposed beneath the area of contact with a collar or fiange on the container, a slit between said aperture and the downward bend of the closure, and a narrow section beneath the aperture adapted to be easily broken to release friction'contact with said collar and permit removal of the cover, the metal of said dependin ange being continuous on a circumferentlal line arranged in a horizon-p tal plane below said aperture.

2. A nozzle closure for containers, comprising, a solid top portion, a depending flange adapted to `frictionally engage a collar on the nozzle, an aperture in the lower part of said'fiange, a slit between said aperture and the downwardbend of the cover, and a narrow frangible section beneath thev aperture, the metal of said depending Hangebeing continuous ona'circumferential line arranged in a horizontal plane below saidl aperture.,

3. A nozzle closure for containers, having a depending Bange adapted to, frictionally engage an outer collar on 'a nozzle,

any aperture beinglocated near the edge of aperture insane/i said Hange, and the material between said depending Harige being continuous on a ciraperture and the downward bend of the't cumferential line arranged in a horizontal closure being slitted so that breaklng the plane below said aperture. material beneath the aperture will-l release 6. A slip cover for containers orcontainer the friction contact with said collar and nozzles, having in its depending flange an permit removal ofthe closure, the metal of aperture, a slit between said aperture and said depending flange being continuous on the downward bend of the closure, and a a circumferential line arranged in a horlnarrow section beneath the aperture adaptzontal plane below said aperture.

4. Aclose for containers, comprising,aslip -of the cover, the metal o said depending cover whose depending flange contains an.. ange being continuous on a circumferential and a slit between its downward line arranged in a horizontal plane below bend and said aperture -so that fracturing said aperture. l the material therebeneath will release fric- 7. A closure for containers consisting of tion contact with a flange or collar on the thejcombination of a body having a discontainer and permit removal, the metal of charge opening and an outwardly extending *i ed to be easily broken to permit removall said depending iange being continuous on flange 13 around said opening, and acap a circumferential llne arranged in a horihaving a depending flange which engages zontalplane-below said aperture. the outside of said flange of the body and 5. A nozzle closure for containers, having extends below Ithe same, a dependingl flange adapted to `frictionally l cap being formed with perforations l'below engage a co ar of less width on the nozzle, the ange oir'- the body and above the bottom and having' an aperture disposed beneath edge of the ange of the cap, and also with said collar, the `material above said aper-f slits 17 in the flange of the cap and extendture being slitted and that beneath it narrow ing upward from said apertures.

so that it may be easily broken, thus permty ting removal of the closure, the'metal of said JUHN M. HOTHERSALL.

said flange of thel 

